Clothespin



P. S. LONVIERE.

CLOTHESPIN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV; 16. 1920.

1,372,524. Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

flap, PS.L0n/vz'ere MENTOR m0 0 5% BY amjdam UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL SAMUEL LONVIERE, 0F UNION, LOUISIANA.

CLOTHESPIN.

Application filed November 16, 1920.

'1 0 (1]? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I PAUL SAMUEL LON- vnnni, a citizen of the United States. residing at Union. in the parish of St. James and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothespins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends the provision of a wire clothes pin, designed to effectively engage the clothes line in a manner to retain i s position thereon and thereby prevent the clothes from being blown from the line by strong winds.

Another object of. the invention resides in the provision of a pin ot' the above mentioned character formed to provide a line receiving loop by means of which the pin is suspended from the line when not in use thereby preventing losing of the pin.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing. the invention residing in the constru tion. combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this a pplication like characters of reference denote similar parts in the several views. and wherein Figure 1 is a view showing the pin in its applied position on the line.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a View showing the pin suspended from the line when not in use.

Fig. l is a perspective view of the pin removed from the line.

The pin forming the subject matter of my imention is formed from a single strand of resilient wi e which is bent at an appropri ate point in its length to provide a line eceiving loop by means of which the pin is suspended from the line when not in as. as clearly shown in Fig. The lim s in and l l of this loop are substantially co extensive in l ngth. the limb it) being beat at a right angle as at 12 and then extended upwardly as at 13 to provide a substantially U-sbaped extremity. The adjacent extremity of the limb ll is urved to the U'shaped portion of the limb 10 as at 14:. and terminates to provide a U-shaped portion 15 arranged in juxtaposition to the U-shaped terminal of the limb 10. These U-shaped portions normally contact each other at a point indicated at 16. while the corresponding closed ends of said Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22. 1921.

Serial No. 424,401.

portions are flared outward, as at 17 to facilitate the application of the pin to the line A The p n is normally suspended from the line by means of the loop as shown in Fig. so Ilia! the pin cannot be lost and is always in a posi; ion to be read ly applied to the liiw when its live is dcsi 'ed. To apply the pin to the line in an active position, it is only lt cisbzlhf to swing the pin to-a position substantially parallel with the line as shown in Fig. l. and position the line between the il-shapwl portions above described. lVhen this is allniig'ml. the resiliency ol' the material 'rrni .lilltll the pin is constructed. ail'ords the pin an elTective purchase upon the !i: e M,- tha tlapin can be casually separated thei -tron: under any conditions.

lVbilc it is believed that from the toregoing dc:--cription the. natni" and advantages of the invention will be readily understood. I desire to have it known that what is herein shown and des ribed is merely illustrative oi one embodiment of the invention to which I .do not limit myself. and that such changes m y be r sorted to when desired as tall in the s ope oi what is slainied.

ilha is aimed is:

. clothes pin co;1stru--ted from a single resilient wire bent at an approint in length to provide a line It" -l\"il' 1} io'ip ineluding spa ed parallel limbs. one of said limbs terminating to provide a 51 sh iped portion arranged at a right angle to sail limb. the other said limb being ciryc' tranwer clv oi said U-shaped portio-i a: bra ing the latter and tern'iinating to provide U-haped portion arranged in juxtaposition to the lirst mentioned U-shapcd portion. wi l U-shapcd portions being nornn v a 'an yeil in contactingrelation and having their correspoiuling lower e ;t emilies flared.

its

Hittia ehaphcs pin c nstructed l'r ni a sing length at iesilieiit wire be t a an appropriate po t in i s lenoth to provide a line re op including s aced parallel limbs. one il said l mbs terminating to provide an otis l Ushaped poition. the other limb being inversely beat and curved about the U- shapeal portion at a point between its ends. said iurved portion terminating to provide a Ushaped nieml'icr arranged parallel with the atorementioned U-shaped portion and tnl'li'ltllly contacting the latter.

in testimony whereoi l affix my signature.

PAUL SAMUEL LONVIERE. 

